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Dee Pridgen

828newsNOW News Editor Dee Pridgen thrives on making sense out of the chaos of a newsroom. She is a graduate of Troy University’s Hall School of Journalism and has more than 35 years’ experience as a reporter and editor.

Front of a Housing Authority Central Office building with a bold sign reading 'HOUSING AUTHORITY' and 'CENTRAL OFFICE'.
Community
7 hours ago
Asheville housing voucher change will raise costs for some families

HACA says it used a payment standard HUD never approved; affected households move to a lower rate Oct. 1

Oblique aerial view of a landslide near Black Mountain, North Carolina triggered by intense rainfall during Hurricane Helene in fall 2024. The photograph was collected during a U.S. Geological Survey aerial reconnaissance flight documenting widespread landsliding and flooding associated with the storm.
Local
8 hours ago
Helene 2 years later: The numbers behind WNC’s recovery

Nearly $60 billion in damage, thousands of damaged roads and homes, and years of rebuilding ahead

Downtown Asheville is seen from the Buncombe County Courthouse webcam on Sept. 30, 2026.
Community
9 hours ago
Tourism board awards $11.2M to 10 projects across Buncombe County

Tourism tax dollars will support projects in the River Arts District, Black Mountain, Biltmore Village, downtown Asheville and at Asheville Regional Airport

North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation agents process the scene of an officer-involved shooting on North French Broad Avenue in downtown Asheville early Wednesday.
Crime & Safety
10 hours ago
DA clears Asheville officers in fatal Shakeys shooting

Buncombe County DA Todd Williams says July shooting of Arturo Castillo Palomar outside downtown Asheville bar was justified

The Rev. Scott Rogers will retire as executive director of Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry at the end of the year
Community
11 hours ago
Scott Rogers to retire after 45 years leading ABCCM

ABCCM member churches will vote in November on Brandon Wilson as the ministry’s next executive director

Edward Malloy
Crime & Safety
12 hours ago
Search resumes for missing Candler man Edward Malloy

Buncombe County deputies are using drones, K-9 teams and UTVs in the Milksick Cove Road area

Asheville police officers and forensic investigators process the scene of a deadly shooting along Biltmore Avenue and Short Coxe Avenue early Sunday morning.
Crime & Safety
12 hours ago
Biltmore Avenue shooting linked to 4 others across WNC

Asheville police say five shootings across three jurisdictions are connected, but no arrests have been made in the July 19 double homicide

Local
1 day ago
I-26 traffic slow roll planned Thursday near Asheville Exit 25

Drivers should expect delays around 11 a.m. as crews conduct blasting and rock removal near the Broadway interchange

Local
1 day ago
I-26 Connector traffic: Ways around Asheville backups

We tried alternate routes from West Asheville as construction, detours and closures snarl the morning commute

Andaaz has reopened at 15 Page Ave. in downtown Asheville after Tropical Storm Helene flooding destroyed the Indian restaurant’s former Biltmore Village location in September 2024.
Business
1 day ago
Andaaz makes post-Helene comeback in downtown Asheville

Restaurant relocates to Page Avenue after its Biltmore Village space was destroyed by flooding

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